Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Ulaanbaatar,
April 29 (MONTSAME) The 2nd meeting has been between Mongolia and China has
been held in Beijing to arrange intergovernmental contracts which were
established since the diplomatic relations in 1949.

BEIJING, April 29 (Reuters) - China's resource-dependent and manufacturing-heavy provinces suffered the sharpest growth slowdown in the first quarter as the government pushed to reduce overcapacity and pollution, adding to signs of protracted weakness in the economy.

The story on Tuesday that Mongolia - actual Mongolia, not the Inner one of Hohhot fame - was preparing to legalise gambling on horse racing came as no real surprise, but some of the concepts in the story did.

Kincora Copper Limited announced that the Mongolian Ministry of Mining has proposed a “win-win solution” for all stakeholders to resolve disputes relating to the revocation of 106 mineral exploration licenses in late 2013.

Montero Medical Missions, a non-profit organization, will be helping to create a sustainable dental project that will provide oral health prevention education along with dental treatment to those less fortunate in the Philippines and Mongolia.

23 member states of the Freedom Online Coalition approved on Monday in Tallinn of the Tallinn Agenda, or recommendations on how to guarantee that online-freedoms will be a natural principle in the future too, LETA/Postimees Online reports.

The 4th Freedom Online Coalition Conference took place in Tallinn, Estonia between April 28 and 29 under the theme of Free and Secure Internet for All with the participation of around 400 high-level representatives from 60 countries from Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America and Oceania attending the conference.

Mongolia-focused copper and gold miner Kincora Copper (CVE:KCC) said it is confident two of the licences revoked by the Mongolian government last year will be returned as a proposal to resolve the issue will be presented to the parliament during the ongoing session.

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Press
release: Mongolian University of Science and Technology team wins Robocon
Mongolia 2014

Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia April 28 (Oyu Tolgoi) - Telecom Mongolia, a team of Mongolian
University of Science and Technology (MUST) students has won the annual competition
to select the team to represent Mongolia in the international “Robocon 2014”
contest. “

Today, April 28, marks Generals’ Day in Mongolia, a day dedicated to the rank of General. General is the highest title in the Mongolian military forces and only 160 military officials were granted the title over the past 70 years.

Ulaanbaatar,
April 27 (MONTSAME) At its meeting on Saturday, the cabinet decided to allot
money of 250 million togrog for hosting games of one group of the "AFC
PRESIDENT'S CUP-2014" that will take place on June 1-10, 2014.

Viking Ashanti (ASX: VKA)
is well on its way to securing a package of advanced thermal and coking
coal assets in Mongolia after receiving 75.72% acceptances for its
off-market takeover of unlisted Auminco Mines.

(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire - 28 April 2014 Release date- 25042014 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Prophecy Coal Corp. (TSX:PCY, OTCQX:PRPCF, Frankfurt:1P2) is pleased to announce that on April 23, 2014 Masa Igata was appointed as a member of Board of Directors of the Company.

Mongolia is preparing to overturn last year’s cancellation of 106 mining licenses in a further attempt to revive investor confidence in the mineral rich nation, according to one company stripped of its permit.

Kincora Copper Limited (TSXV:KCC) announced that the Mongolian Ministry of Mining has proposed a win-win solution for all stakeholders involved with disputes relating to the government’s revocation of 106 mineral exploration licenses in November 2013.

(Reuters) - Mongolia plans to put a resolution to parliament that will end a dispute between 11 foreign license holders and the government over the invalidation of 106 mineral exploration licenses, one of the companies affected, Kincora Copper, said on Monday.

A massive east Asian dust storm is caught on satellite imagery on April 23, 2014. Dust storms are common in northern China and southern Mongolia during the late winter and spring, and pollution often affects Beijing and other cities.

Only 25, out of nearly 100 defenseless, stray dogs and puppies were able to be rescued as the rest were left to languish in agony as they were buried alive in a pit in the northern area of China called Alxa Left Banner in Inner Mongolia reported xinhuanet.com.

The Mongolian national freestyle wrestling team won second place at the 2014 Asian Wrestling Championship with 12 medals in freestyle wrestling, including one gold, seven silver and four bronze medals.

April 25 - Women freestyle wrestlers took centre stage at Astana's Daulet Sports Complex as wrestlers from China, Japan and North Korea claimed all five gold medals on offer at the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles Asian Championships.

Bogota, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) Colombian Archery team of Ana Maria Rendon, Natalia Sanchez and Maira Sepulveda will compete today in front of the Chinese team, the gold medal in archery at the World Cup that will be held in Shanghai.

Editor's note: This biweekly column by Gary White, a UEFA "A" license and The FA Elite Coaches Pro license coach, delves into concepts and best practices adopted by developing nations to efficiently groom local athletes and teams, primarily in soccer, for international success.

It’s not easy to be a bear these days. Just think of the endangered Giant Panda staring at us with those pleading eyes or a lone polar bear struggling on a shrinking iceberg. Both images are enough to make our hearts drop to our stomachs.

Tensions escalated in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, as Ukrainian forces killed up to five pro-Moscow separatist rebels, and Russia launched army drills near the border in response, raising fears its troops would invade.

Negotiations between the Mongolian government and Rio Tinto Group over financing for the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine have dried up foreign capital and caused the tugrik to hit a new low, a fund manager said.

Ulaanbaatar’s public transportation delegates gathered for the first time on Wednesday at the Public Transportation Development Key Conference to discuss ways to better organized transportation service in Mongolia and recover reputation of the service among the residents.

XINGHE COUNTY, Inner Mongolia, China, April 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- China Carbon Graphite Group, Inc. (CHGI +16.04%, news) ("China Carbon" or the "Company"), the largest wholesale supplier of fine-grain and high-purity graphite in China
and one of the nation's top manufacturers of carbon and graphite
products, today announced its financial results for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2013.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Apr 24, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Prophecy Coal Corp. ("Prophecy" or the "Company") CA:PCY 0.00% (otcqx:PRPCF)(frankfurt:1P2) is pleased to announce that on April 23, 2014 Masa Igata was appointed as a member of Board of Directors of the Company.

According to the findings of a recent investigation carried out by specialists with the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in the United States and from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, there is evidence to suggest that environmental pollution resulting from burning coal can up a woman's risk to miscarry.

Just back from an intensive, nine-day leadership training workshop in Singapore and the Philippines, which kicked off The Asia Foundation’s Development Fellows program, In Asia editor Alma Freeman interviewed one of the 10 inaugural Fellows from Mongolia, Badruun Gardi, executive director of the Zorig Foundation in Ulaanbaatar.

Ulaanbaatar,
April 24 (MONTSAME) Mongolia became members of the Commission on Population and
Development (CPD) and the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) during
elections of the United Nations Economic and Social Council’s (ECOSOC)
commissions held April 23 in New York City, USA.

Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel toured Asia earlier this month ahead of Obama's coming visit, and at an April 10 stop in Ulan Bator signed a "joint vision" statement with his Mongolian counterpart Dashdemberel Bat-Erdene, calling for expanding military cooperation through joint training and assistance.

Burning coal for domestic heating may contribute to early fetal death according to a new study by experts from The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – the coldest capital city in the world.

In her late 70s, a Mongolian grandmother called Erdengsubuda has recently completed transcribing The Secret History of the Mongols, a Mongolian epic chronicle of the 13th century, with ink brushes that are often used in Chinese calligraphy, utilizing painting and descendant brush painting styles.

Two Japanese officials handling the issue of North Korean abductions of Japanese nationals are visiting Mongolia to seek cooperation from the country in resolving the matter, a Japanese government source said Wednesday.

April 22 (UB
Post) All state servants including the
President, governmental and parliamentary officials annually declare their
income and asset statements. The Independent Authority Against Corruption
(IAAC) has recently united the income and asset declaration of a total of 239 state
servants and released the information publicly.

Each year, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) picks a blogger to send to World Environment Day. Last year, the event was held in Mongolia and Charles Akhimien, a 24-year-old doctor and environmentalist from Nigeria, won the prize.

Erdene Resource Development Corp. ("Erdene" or "Company"), is pleased to announce it intends to issue, by way of a non-brokered private placement, up to 4,062,500 units at a price of $0.16 per unit for gross proceeds of up to $650,000 ("Private Placement").

MINSK, 22 April (BelTA) – The Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus passed the bills on ratifying the intergovernmental agreements on military and technical cooperation with Mongolia and Sri Lanka on 22 April, BelTA has learned.

Canada-based Erdene Resource Development Corporation announced that it intends to issue, by way of a non-brokered private placement, up to 4,062,500 units at a price of 0.16 USD per unit for gross proceeds of up to 650,000 USD.

The overgrazing of pasture in Mongolia (Treasure of the Gobi desert, G2, 21 April) was not brought about by the removal of the Soviet restraint on herd size but by Mongolia following the proposals of the IMF and World Bank.

Three people are feared dead after a massive sinkhole swallowed their home in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia in a formerly nomadic grassland area that is now home to intensive mining operations, residents said on Tuesday.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Ulaanbaatar,
April 22 (MONTSAME) Having a responsibility for being apart from commercial
banks, the Development Bank of Mongolia (DBM) has granted loans to 2.56
trillion togrog since its establishment in 2011, said an executive director of
the DBM Mr N.Monkhbat at a tie-free meeting held on Monday.

Ulaanbaatar,
April 22 (MONTSAME) A discussion themed “Legal reform for combating against
family violence” will be held on Tuesday in the State House in frames of a
project on supporting women parliamentarians, which is being implemented by the
Canada’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development.

Despite China's efforts to forcibly combine its sprawling rare earths industry into just a few hands, the collapse in revenues and profits of its preferred lead player indicates U.S.-based Molycorp (NYSE: MCP) may have more problems on its hands.

TAIPEI -- A Taiwanese team has remained undefeated in the women's competition of the International Handball Federation Trophy Tournament, which concluded Saturday in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

MONGOLIA has stepped up criticism of Rio Tinto over continuing delays to expansion of the pair’s $US11.5 billion ($12.3bn) Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine, revealing a big divide still stands in the way of the profitable second stage of the giant mine.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL — For the second time in
three years, Scotts Valley resident Judy Newman is participating in the
premier international competition for professional tennis players on the
senior circuit.

These two source books give students and general readers access to an emerging academic field, modern Tibetan studies, which challenges the shallow popular image of Tibet as an isolated land of changeless wisdom.

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwired - April 21, 2014) -Erdene Resource Development Corp. (TSX:ERD) ("Erdene" or "Company"), is pleased to announce that it has closed its non-brokered private placement financing with the issuance of 2,000,000 shares to Teck Resources Limited ("Teck") at a price of $0.175 per share for gross proceeds of $350,000 ("Private Placement").

VANCOUVER — Teck Resources Ltd. has increased its investment in a small Halifax-based mining company that will use the funds to explore for copper in Mongolia under a strategic alliance announced last year.

Despite China's efforts to forcibly combine its sprawling rare earths industry into just a few hands, the collapse in revenues and profits of its preferred lead player indicates U.S.-based Molycorp (NYSE: MCP) may have more problems on its hands.

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK-B.TO - News) has increased its investment in a small Halifax-based mining company that will use the funds to explore for copper in Mongolia under a strategic alliance announced last year.

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwired - Apr 21, 2014) - Erdene Resource Development Corp. (TSX:ERD) ("Erdene" or "Company"), is pleased to announce it intends to issue, by way of a non-brokered private placement, up to 4,062,500 units at a price of $0.16 per unit for gross proceeds of up to $650,000 ("Private Placement").

VANCOUVER — Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B) has increased its investment in a small Halifax-based mining company that will use the funds to explore for copper in Mongolia under a strategic alliance announced last year.

According to the latest regional pipeline report from STR Global, countries including Bangladesh, Myanmar, Mongolia and Sri Lanka have significant amounts of new hotel supply entering the market in the coming years, to cater for surging visitor arrival numbers.

District
officials have training

Ulaanbaatar,
April 21 (MONTSAME) The administrative and legal section of the city’s
Sukhbaatar district’s administration has organized a training themed “Time and
goal management” dedicated to its officials.

MANILA, Philippines – Jonifer "Baler" Ravina opens his quest for a second Le Tour de Filipinas crown as the country’s only race sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) unfurls its fifth edition on Monday from Clark, Pampanga.

Experts, scholars and government officials are to gather in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in June to exchange their ideas on unification and the so-called neo-Cold War surrounding the Korean Peninsula, according to a Seoul-based nonprofit group.

Taipei, April 20 (CNA) A Taiwanese team has remained undefeated in the women's competition of the International Handball Federation Trophy Tournament, which concluded Saturday in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Scientists are researching whether so-called solar chimneys, which rise half a kilometre or even higher from the earth, might produce enough clean energy to help reduce the mainland's chronic air pollution.

No presentation by the leader of a major MOOC organizations would be complete without the tale of a student dodging bullets or walking from a remote village to a slightly less remote school to participate in a massive online course (with extra points for inspiration when these tales end with said students finishing at the top of their global class).

With Viking Ashanti moving closer to a friendly takeover of private company Auminco Mines, the combined entity believes it could become a producer of thermal coal from the Berkh Uul project within the next 12 to 18 months.

Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ) Ltd. rose to a one-month high after Mongolia’s Prime Minister Altankhuyag Norov said his government fully supports project financing to restart construction on the second phase of the Oyu Tolgoi mine.

Shares in Turquoise Hill Resources (TSE:TRQ) dropped 4% on Tuesday after the company gave an update on production and financing for an underground expansion project at its massive Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia.